Religion and the American presidency : George Washington to George W. Bush with commentary and primary sources /
Espinosa, Gastón.
New York : Columbia University Press,
c2009.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Religion and the presidency of George Washington / by Daniel L. Dreisbach and Jeffry H. Morrison -- Religious writings of George Washington. Excerpts of the General Military Orders and appointment of chaplains to the Continental Army, July 9, 1776, June 8, 1777, and April 12, 1779 -- Excerpt of the letter to the United Baptist Churches of Virginia, May 1789 -- Excerpt of the letter to the General Assembly of Presbyterian Churches, May 1789 -- Excerpt of the letter to the Directors of the Society of the United Brethren [Moravian] for the propagating of the gospel among the heathen, July 10, 1789 -- Thanksgiving Day proclamation, October 3, 1789 -- Excerpt of the letter to the annual meeting of Quakers, October 1789 -- Excerpt of the letter to the Roman Catholics, March 15, 1790 -- Excerpt of the letter to the Hebrew congregations of Newport, Rhode Island, August, 17, 1790 -- Excerpt on religion and morality from George Washington's farewell address, September 19, 1796 -- Excerpt of second proclamation of thanksgiving and prayer, February 17, 1797 -- Excerpt of the letter to the Protestant clergy of Philadelphia, March 3, 1797 -- Religion and the presidency of Thomas Jefferson / by Thomas E. Buckley -- Religious writings of Thomas Jefferson. The Virginia act for establishing religious freedom, 1786 -- Excerpt of the letter to the Danbury Baptist Association, January 1, 1802 -- Letter to Dr. Benjamin Rush and syllabus of an estimate of the merit of the doctrines of Jesus compared with those of others, April 21, 1803 -- Religion and the presidency of James Madison / by Garrett Ward Sheldon -- Religious writings of James Madison. Excerpt of the memorial and remonstrance against religious assessments in Virginia, June 20, 1785 -- National day of public humiliation and prayer, July 9, 1812 -- Letter to Jasper Adams, Spring 1832 -- Religion and the presidency of Abraham Lincoln / by Andrew R. Murphy -- Religious writings of Abraham Lincoln. Handbill replying to charges of infidelity, July 31, 1846 -- Fragment on pro-slavery theology, ca. October 1, 1858 -- Meditation on the divine will, September 1862 -- General Order respecting the observance of the Sabbath Day in the Army and Navy, November 15, 1862 -- Proclamation appointing a National Fast Day, March 30, 1863 -- Excerpt on religion from the second inaugural address, March 4, 1865 --
Religion and the presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt / by Gary Scott Smith -- Religious writings of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Excerpt of the address to the National Conference of Catholic Charities, October 4, 1933 -- Address to the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America, December 6, 1933 -- Excerpt of the statement on the four hundredth anniversary of the printing of the English Bible, October 6, 1935 -- Excerpt of the annual message to Congress, January 4, 1939 -- Prayer on D-Day, June 6, 1944 -- Religion and the presidency of Harry S. Truman / by Elizabeth Edwards Spalding -- Religious writings of Harry S. Truman. Excerpt from the exchange of messages with Pope Pius XII, August 28, 1947 -- Excerpt of address given at a luncheon of the National Conference of Christians and Jews, November 11, 1949 -- Remarks upon lighting the national community Christmas tree, December 24, 1952 -- Religion and the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower / by Jerry Bergman -- Religious writings of Dwight D. Eisenhower. Remarks broadcast as part of the American Legion "back to God" program, February 7, 1954 -- Statement by the President upon signing a bill to include the words "under God" in the Pledge to the flag, June 14, 1954 -- Remarks made at the annual breakfast of the International Council for Christian Leadership, February 2, 1956 -- Religion and the presidency of John F. Kennedy / by Thomas J. Carty -- Religious writings of John F. Kennedy. Excerpt from Independence Day speech, Boston, Massachusetts, July 4, 1946 -- Address to the Greater Houston Ministerial Association, Houston, Texas, September 12, 1960 -- Remarks made at the eleventh annual presidential prayer breakfast, Washington, D.C., February 7, 1963 -- Religion and the presidency of Jimmy Carter / by Kenneth E. Morris -- Religious writings of Jimmy Carter. National prayer breakfast remarks, January 27, 1977 -- Excerpt of remarks made at Emory Univeristy, Atlanta, Georgia, August 30, 1979 -- Question-and-answer session at a presidential campaign town hall meeting, Memphis, Tennessee, October 31, 1980 --
Religion and the presidency of Ronald Reagan / by Paul Kengor -- Religious writings of Ronald Reagan. Proclamation 4844 : Jewish Heritage Week, May 1, 1981 -- Excerpt of remarks made at the annual convention of the National Relgious Broadcasters, January 31, 1983 -- Remarks made at the annual convention of the National Association of Evangelicals, Orlando, Florida, March 8, 1983 -- Religion and the presidency of George H.W. Bush / by Kjell O. Lejon -- Religious writings of George H.W. Bush. Excerpt of remarks made at the annual convention of the National Religious Broadcasters, January 28, 1991 -- Proclamation 6508 : Thanksgiving Day, November 20, 1992 -- Religion and the presidency of William Jefferson Clinton / by Gastón Espinosa -- Religious writings of William Jefferson Clinton. Excerpts of remarks made at the Ministers' Leadership Conference at Willow Creek Community Church, South Barrington, Illinois, August 10, 2000 -- Religion and the presidency of George W. Bush / by David Aikman -- Religious writings of George W. Bush. Excerpt from the sermon "Faith : our heritage, our hope," Second Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, March 6, 1999 -- Remarks to the American Jewish Committee, May 3, 2001 -- Remarks made at the Islamic Center of Washington, D.C., September 17, 2001 -- President Bush discusses faith-based initiative with urban leaders, Washington, D.C., July 16, 2003.
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